TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Police are investigating after an unidentified candy sickens 11 students at New Springs Charter School In Tampa.
Just after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Tampa Police responded to a call from New Springs Charter School, located at 2410 E Busch Blvd.
School staff reported that several children had become sick after eating candy.
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Employees of the school found a clear cylindrical container, with no label or markings, that contained two pieces of what resembled “Nerds” brand candies, sometimes legally sold as Delta-9 THC products in Florida.
Eleven children, all between the ages of nine and eleven, reported symptoms including dizziness, nausea, lethargy, and numbness in their legs and arms.
The commonality shared by the students was that each of them had eaten some candy. All the students were picked up by their parents. Three were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation as a precaution.
Thankfully, police say no serious injuries were reported to any of the students.
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While early in this investigation, it is believed one of the students may have brought the candy to school. Detectives continue working to determine the origin of the candy, who brought it to the school, and how it ended up in the possession of the children.
Updates can be provided as they become available.
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